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M. HERTZ.

CORSET FASTENINGJ No. 330,113. Patehted Nov. 10, 1885.

ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS, Fllolo-Liihugnphur, Wnhhlgtun. D, C-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS HERTZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORSET-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,113, dated November10, 1885.

Application filed August 29,1885. Serial No. 175,649. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS HERTZ, of New York city, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Oorset-Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of two front corset-stays having my newand improved corset-fasteningapplied thereto, and Fig. 2 shows myinvention applied to a corset.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims.

A B represent the two front corset-stays, of steel. The stay B isprovided with the short fastening pins or knobs b b in the usual manner.The stay A is provided with the fastening-plates a a, situated tocorrespond with the pins b of stay B, and these plates (1 a havekeyhole-shaped slots a formed in them to receive the pins 1), and theseslots at are open, as shown at a, to permit the pins to disengage theplates by passing out through the slots when the corset is to be takenoff the person. Along the outer surface of the stay A is secured. by theheaded pins 0, the sliding plate 0. The pins 0 pass through slots 0,made in the plate 0, so the plate may slide longitudinally a shortdistance upon the pins. Pivoted to the plates a a upon the pins 01 arethe hook-shaped keepers f f, which are arranged at their hooked ends toclose over the slots a in the plates a for retaining the pins b. Theextensions f of the keepers f f are slotted, as shown at f, and the pinsg in the plate 0 pass through these slots, so that the longitudinalsliding movement of the plate 0 will turn the hook-shaped keepers f fupon their pivots to cause them to open and close the slots in theplates a a. To the lower end of the plate 0 is attached the coiledspring D, which serves to constantly hold the plate 0 forced downward asfar as the pins 0 will permit, as shown in Fig. 1, and in this positionthe hook-shaped keepers f f are closed over the slots a a so as toretain the pin b of the stay B. The upper hookshaped keeper, f, isformed with the fingerpiece or knob f, so that it may be convenientlyused as a lever for lifting the plate 0 against the tension of thespring D for simultaneously swinging the hooked ends of the keepersbelow the slots on for releasing the pins 1) of the stay B, and thusinstantly open the corset. The stays A B will be inserted in the body Gof the corset at the front edges in the ordinary manner, so that allparts will be covered, save the pins b of the stay B and the plates orand keepers f f of the stay A, as shown in Fig. 2. Constructed in thismanner, the corset is to be hooked about the person in the ordinary way;but when it is to be removed it is only necessary to press downward uponthe finger-piece f, which will operate plate G and hook-shaped keepersff and open the corset.

Havingthus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent-- 1. The stay A, provided with the plates a, having openkey-hole-shaped slots, in combination with the sliding plate 0,hook-shaped keepers ff, and spring D, the keepers being arranged toclose the slots in the plates a, sub stantially as described.

2. The stay B, provided with pins 1), and the stay A, provided with theplates a, having open key-hole-shaped slots formed in them, incombination with the sliding plate 0, spring D, for I forcing plate 0downward, and hook-shaped pivoted keepers attached to the plate 0 andarranged to close over the slots in the plates a, for retaining andreleasing the pins 1), substantially as described.

MORRIS HERTZ.

WVitnesses:

H. A. WEsT, G. SEDGWIOK.

